The Halesworth neighbourhood recorded 819 crimes between June 2025 and May 2026, of which 322 were classified as violent offences, according to an analysis of Police.uk data covering Halesworth and surrounding villages.
Top streets and patterns
The data identify particular streets with the highest counts. Residential Mount Pleasant led the list with 23 crimes, comprising eight violent offences, five counts of criminal damage and arson, and three drug-related offences. Bulcamp Drift, a minor service road near Blythburgh, recorded 22 crimes, but almost all — 21 offences, largely thefts — were logged in July and August 2025 during the period of the Latitude Festival at nearby Henham Park.
| Street | Recorded crimes (June 2025–May 2026) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 23 | Includes 8 violent offences |
| Bulcamp Drift | 22 | 21 offences in July–August 2025 |
| The Hill (Bramfield) | 21 | 12 of 21 classed as violent |
| Bridge Street | 20 | Mixed categories including violent and vehicle crime |
| Market Place | 18 | Anti-social behaviour most common |
| Station Road | 16 | Location of the railway station |
| Lambert Close | 13 | |
| Moyse Avenue | 13 | |
| Blyth Road | 12 | On edge of town |
| Bensly's Drift | 12 | Near the railway station |
Nature of violent offences and data caveats
Violent crimes recorded in the dataset span a spectrum from harassment and common assault to more severe categories such as grievous bodily harm and murder. The analysis does not attribute responsibility or outcome for individual offences; those recorded remain subject to police investigation and the presumption of innocence applies to anyone implicated.
Police forces have warned that the location points on Police.uk are approximate. An incident marked as taking place "on or near" a mapped point may in fact have occurred anywhere within that predefined area and therefore may not have taken place on the named street itself.
Context and consequences
The figures draw attention to how rural communities can experience significant volumes of crime, including serious violent offences, challenging assumptions that such problems are confined to urban centres. The clear spike at Bulcamp Drift during July and August 2025 illustrates how major events — in this case the Latitude Festival — can concentrate thefts and other offending into short periods and specific locations.
- 819 crimes recorded across the neighbourhood in 12 months.
- 322 violent offences within that total.
- Festival-related surges can distort short-term street-level counts.
Local residents, businesses and visitors should be aware of the limitations of open data when interpreting street-level crime statistics. Police and local authorities may use such analysis to prioritise patrols, crime-prevention measures and community engagement, but any operational response will be informed by more detailed, non-public intelligence and investigation results.
Further enquiries about individual incidents should be directed to the local force handling the Halesworth area; the recorded figures alone do not indicate progress of investigations or outcomes such as charges and prosecutions.
